Shocker: Snowman previously worked as "Chuckles the Clown"

Following the recent revelation that rapper Rick Ross was previously employed as a prison guard for the Florida Department of Corrections, the week reporters uncovered another rapper with a hidden past that contradicts his gangster lifestyle. According to the Associated Press, despite his claims of a criminal past and a history of drug dealing, rapper Young Jeezy used to work as an entertainer at children's birthday parties near his home in Macon, Georgia.

According to reports, Jeezy, the self described "Snow Man" was previously known as “Chuckles the Clown” and “Majesto the fun time party Magician” in addition to work dressing up as popular children's characters including Barney the Dinosaur and Winnie the Pooh.

Walt Mortenson, owner and founder of Walt’s Wacky Party Supplies told reporters that Jeezy, real name Jay Jenkins, was a valued employee for over five years. “I remember Jay, he was wonderful with the children. Whether he was making balloon animals, or dressing up as [Winnie the] Pooh, he always had a smile on his face, and a spring in his step.”

When asked about his alleged past employment, Jeezy was quick to deny the accusations. “The snowman never work no nine-to-five, feel me? We trappin’ and we strappin’, ya heard? Yeeah! Jeezy make it snow, I’m tha snow man. It’s like a blizzard when Young Jeezy on the block. I don’t know no balloon animals. Balloon Doggy? Get tha fuck outta here!”

Despite the denials, the rumors surrounding Jeezy’s past persist. Jamal Wilson, a high school student in Decatur, Georgia, claims that Jeezy performed at his birthday party as a magician. “I knew it was that dude! He was at my birthday. Jeezy came, he made me a balloon dog, then that mothafucka ate like 10 slices of ice cream cake! That’s what’s up.”

This is far from the first time a rapper’s past has contradicted his public persona. In addition to the recent outings of Rick Ross and Young Jeezy, rapper Jay-Z previously revealed that Prodigy of the rap duo Mobb Deep used to take ballet lessons and 50 Cent has accused The Game of performing as a male stripper and exposed his appearance on the dating show “Change of Heart” where his girlfriend had a change of heart and opted to date another man.

Reports have been surfacing regarding other rappers’ pasts as well. Commenters on several hip hop internet message boards have reported that the self described “gentleman” Fonzworth Bentley was nicknamed "Dirty Raw Dogg" during his adolescence, due to his substandard grooming habits as welll as his preference for inexpensive malt liquor and unprotected sex. It has also been reported that Busta Rhymes frequently performed a raunchy drag queen act in Manhattan's West Village as “Mistress Zelda” and that Sean "P Diddy" Combs is not, in reality, a self-absorbed douchebag.

Young Jeezy's latest album The Recession was released yesterday on Def Jam Records. Buy it at Amazon HERE.

Legal Shocker: 50 Cent has his Baby Mama sent to the Arctic Circle

Following news last week that rapper 50 Cent had his ex-girlfriend, and the mother of his child, Shaniqua Tompkins, evicted from his Long Island mansion, 50 Cent’s legal team scored another victory in court today. In a move unprecedented in the American legal system, a judge ordered Shaniqua Tompkins to be set adrift on an ice floe in the Arctic Circle. Justice Franklin Hoffman, the presiding judge, gave Ms. Tompkins thirty days to put her affairs in order, at which time she will be flown at her own expense to a frozen section of northern Canada and placed on a floating chunk of ice that is not to exceed ten kilometers (six miles) in its greatest dimension.

The move came in response to news that Ms. Tompkins would be unable to repay money she owed to 50 Cent for minor damages to his Long Island home during the time she spent living there. When news of the non-payment reached Fifty, his attorneys sprung into action, filing an emergency motion with the Suffolk County Housing Court requesting the unusual punishment.

The verdict, which was met with gasps from observers in the packed courtroom, stunned legal experts and prompted an immediate appeal from Ms. Tompkins’s attorney. Speaking from the courthouse steps, the flustered and obviously outmatched attorney told reporters, “This is an absurd and unprecedented abuse of the legal system. We remain confident that justice will be served on appeal.” In the meantime, Ms. Tompkins was seen purchasing warm clothing and has enrolled in a two-week intensive course in Arctic survival skills at the Learning Annex.

50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson), the clear victor in the legal battle expressed his pleasure with the verdict and added, "My team the Jew-Unit, best lawyers you can get. Believe that. I only hang out with professionals. I got money, that’s not even a question but I'm planning on keeping my money. Ain't nobody gonna mess with my crib. You scuff my floors, I straight murk you. That’s what’s hood."

Jackson was similarly optimistic about his future recording endeavors, "You know you can expect quality with anything on the G-Unit brand. Records, clothing, legal verdicts, we deal in consistency. Our 4th quarter profits are gonna be sky high son! I'm not just a rapper I'm the CEO of EVERYTHING. If you're not making money with us, you're not making money period."

When reached for comment, Fifty's lawyer Brett Kimmel, was enthusiastic about the verdict. “My client is the real victim here. After opening his home to Ms. Thompson, she repeatedly violated his trust as well as the terms of their housing agreement by inviting friends and relatives into the house and continually scuffing the hard woods floors of the home.” Other reported damage to the home includes a burned out light bulb, dirty dishes left in a sink and a bed of Azaleas that was trampled by a neighbor’s dog.

Fifty’s lawyer continued, “Many people may find this punishment to be rare, but this was a fairly common practice among the nomadic Inuit tribes of Greenland and northern Alaska at the turn of the 20th Century. There is a valid legal precedent here.” In keeping with the Inuit tradition, if Ms. Tompkins is able to survive in the Arctic and return to the United States, her debt to Fifty will be erased and she will be welcomed back into American society.

The fate of 50 Cent’s son, Marquise Jackson remains in question. At the rapper’s discretion, the child may be sent to live in the his palatial Connecticut estate or, possibly into the custody of a foster home or child services.

The popular legend that the Inuit commonly put their old people on ice floes and set them adrift is wrong in detail, but it's not terribly far off in the broad strokes. Where it was practiced, senilicide (the killing of old people) was rare except during famines. As long as there was enough food, everyone got their share, including the relatively unproductive. However, when food did run short, the old and sick were looked upon as drains on the community's resources. Sometimes they were killed – thrown into the sea, locked out in the cold, or starved to death. Far more commonly they were simply abandoned to die. If an abandoned person could manage to make his way back to the village on his own, he would be welcomed back as a full member of the community. However, this outcome was a rarity.

“Lock and Load,” the second studio album from 50 Cent’s hip hop group G-Unit is scheduled to be released on June 24th on Interscope Records.  The latest G-Unit Mixtape "Elephant in the Sand is available for free download HERE.